Which planet in our solar system has an axis that shows the greatest tilt?

Answer 1

Uranus.
Axial tilt: 97.77°

Like the other giant planets, Uranus possesses a ring system and numerous moons. Uranus is unique though in that it, its moons and its rings orbit the sun virtually sideways; their north and south poles lie where the other planets have their equators.

Seen from Earth, Uranus's rings appear to circle the planet like an archery target, while its moons revolve around it like the hands of a clock.

With an axial tilt of ninety-eight degrees, Uranus is effectively lying on its side. Consequently, for part of its 84-year orbit one pole faces the Sun continually while the other pole faces away. At the other side of Uranus's orbit the orientation of the poles towards the Sun is reversed. This gives each pole 42 years of continuous sunlight, followed by 42 years of darkness.

Between these two extremes of its orbit, particularly at the equinoxes, the Sun rises and sets around the equator normally. Uranus will reach its next equinox around December 2007, and not again until 2049.

Answer 2

Under the new rules, it is Uranus.
Under the old rules, it was Venus.

Old rule: North pole is the one around which the rotation is counterclockwise. Then tilt is the angle between the direction towards which this pole points, and the orbital plane of the planet.
Venus 177.4
Uranus 97.8

New rule: The North pole of a planet is the one that is on the north side of the planets orbital plane (north in relation to the sun's poles). Therefore, the tilt can never be greater than 90.
Uranus 82.2
Pluto 57.5 (yes, I know, the question is about planets)
Neptune 28.3
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Venus 2.6
Mercury 0

What we now say is that the planet's rotation is 'retrograde' if the north pole is not the one appearing to spin counterclockwise (Venus and Uranus).

Answer 3

Uranus is tilted at a 98 degree angle. Uranus’ tilt is very unusual because it is much bigger than other planets’ tilts, which are mostly around 30 degrees. Scientists believe that the tilt of Uranus was caused by a collision with an earth-sized planet.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

Uranus has a tilt of almost 98 degrees

Answer 6

Uranus. Axial tilt of 98° so that gives the 'poles' 42 years of sun and 42 years of darkness. It is virtually on it's side, that also means that it has no north pole. . . scientists can´t agree which way is 'up'

Answer 7

Uranus. It is so tilted that it is side ways compared to the other planets.

Answer 8

Pluto has the greatest tilt.

Answer 9

Uranus. Its north pole nearly entirely faces the sun.